Raffaele "Ralph" DePalma was an American racing driver who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. DePalma won the 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911 American AAA national dirt track championships and is credited with winning 25 American Championship car races. He won the Canadian national championship in 1929.
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DePalma and his riding mechanic pushing their 1910 Mercedes 90 hp that led for 196 laps at the 1912 Indianapolis 500
DePalma and his riding mechanic pushing their car at the 1912 Indianapolis 500
DePalma at the 1915 Indianapolis 500 in one of the Mercedes 4.5 liter GP cars that had won the July 1914 French Grand Prix in a dominating 1-2-3
Ralph DePalma and his Packard V-12 in 1919
DePalma in his Packard '905' Special in 1919Filmography 2
Racing for Life
High SpeedAwards 1
Connected to Ralph 6
William FairbanksAlso in Racing for Life (1924)
Henry MacRaeAlso in Racing for Life (1924)
Frank WhitsonAlso in Racing for Life (1924)
Parnelli JonesAlso won Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Bobby AllisonAlso won Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Richie GintherAlso won Motorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaAbout this person
Raffaele "Ralph" DePalma was an American racing driver who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. DePalma won the 1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911 American AAA national dirt track championships and is credited with winning 25 American Championship car races. He won the Canadian national championship in 1929. DePalma estimated that he had earned $1.5 million by 1934 after racing for 27 years. He is inducted in numerous halls of fame. He competed on boards and dirt road courses and ovals.
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